Happy Jack

Anyway, the one he's selling is pre-CBS ...

Bizarrely, my clearest memory of the whole evening is coming back home on the (then still quite new) Victoria Line. One of my very stoned friends, a huge guy 6'6" tall and built like a brick proverbial, was strap-hanging when the bloody strap just broke, leaving him sitting on the floor holding the 'bulb' end and the whole carriage in hysterics.

Ahhhhh ... happy daze. When I saw him do this at The Rainbow I have no recollection of any actual hurdy-gurdys being on stage at the time. Mind you, in truth (and for full disclosure) I'm not entirely sure that I could even remember my name that night. Like ... wow, I mean ... like ... far out, man ...

Ooooooooh ... maths!

If you play in a band and you rehearse together, you are going to LOVE part 2.

The real KB stand is in the lock-up, pending me learning to play piano properly again. It's been a 40-year wait, but I feel sure it'll be worth it.

Since I mentioned that 'kick-out' as between the two necks, here are some photos.

As documented here: ... and with a great deal of help from @Woodinblack and @stewblack, a suitable location was chosen for the final handover to me. Unfortunately a nearby 5G mast distorted my brain as I was setting the satnav and ... erm ... I drove to a different location. Not to worry because Stew had his entire family in the car with him, and they had no problem driving an extra 25 miles to find me and @Silvia Bluejay (who handled my faux pas with astonishing equilibrium) and the handover was accomplished anyway.

Good thing you have an avatar of Ronnie Barker ...

Really excellent YouTube documentary, well worth watching.

IIRC this is absolutely right. If you buy "shortscale strings", they'll be too short.

Wrong Andy, mate ...

Bring back Andy!

Nor me! I can send them anywhere in the UK using a cheap, local courier (Hermes) for about £3. As soon as I send something outside the UK, I have to switch to a far better - but far more expensive - courier such as DPD. Sorry I can't help you this time.

Sorry, but I don't think that works. You could probably buy a new set there for the price of postage from London - likely cost would be £20!

GONE.

GONE.

From a genuine 1980s US Fender, this is obviously an after-market replacement. The previous owner had added an extra pickup by the bridge, so he'd also replaced the p/g with this one so that he could have an extra knob. £3 to cover P&P and it's yours.

When I was messing around with my old Orange Terror Bass head, I tried out a number of valves. Here's one that didn't get used. £3 to cover P&P and it's yours.

When I was messing around with my old Orange Terror Bass head, I tried out a number of valves. Here's one that didn't get used in the end. £3 to cover P&P and it's yours.

One of the first FX I ever experimented with was a Hughes & Kettner Cream Machine. It was too fierce for my tastes and lived on a shelf for a couple of years. Then I got my Orange Terror Bass, discovered an urgent need to re-valve it, and lost my fear of valving. This is the high-gain valve that I swopped out of the Cream Machine. £3 to cover P&P and it's yours.